Sony Digital Authoring Services To Offer Surround Sound Processing Capability

19-Apr-01

Sony Digital Authoring Services, a unit of Sony Disc Manufacturing (SDM) in Springfield, Oregon, announced the completion of its recent audio mastering studio upgrade - a move that allows Sony to offer clients expanded surround sound capabilities, including surround mastering and 5.1 surround up-mix from a stereo source. The upgrade comes at a time when the rich, multichannel audio experience that 5.1 surround provides is quickly becoming a feature many consumers expect to find on the DVD titles they rent or purchase.Sony Digital Authoring Services now offers clients a two-fold surround sound solution. DVD clients with existing surround audio tracks can take advantage of Sony's new surround mastering capabilities to give their soundtrack a final polish. In addition, Sony Digital Authoring Services offers a 5.1 up-mix for clients who want surround sound but do not have access to a multitrack master. Up-mix is an affordable and less time consuming alternative to fully re-mixing the original multitrack audio, and is often the only solution available if the multitrack master is not available.""Surround sound adds tremendous value to DVD projects,"" says John Macdonald, Director, Sony Digital Authoring Services. ""It's a big part of the home theatre experience because it creates the feeling of being completely immersed in sound. Now our clients can get all their audio and video production needs met in one place and also enjoy the awesome power that surround sound adds to a project.""Launched in 1998, Sony Digital Authoring Services provides content preparation services for audio, video and multimedia content holders. Services include audio mastering, project planning, bit budgeting, asset capture, compression and encoding, graphic interface design, authoring, emulation and formatting for CD, DVD, broadcast and the Web.As the world's largest producer of pre-recorded optical discs, Sony Disc Manufacturing supplies a full line of high quality products and services for the education, entertainment and information industries. Services include digital authoring, graphic design, mastering, replication, packaging, distribution and fulfillment for audiocassette and CD, CD-ROM, DVD, SuperAudio CD, and PlayStationÆ discs. SDM has three ISO-certified locations in the U.S. - Pitman, New Jersey, Springfield, Oregon, and Terre Haute, Indiana.For more information, visit the Sony Digital Authoring Services and Sony Disc Manufacturing Web site at sdm.sony.com/das.

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